Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 2/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPN+

The HTC Center is the site where the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-19) will try to defeat the Arkansas State Red Wolves (15-14) on Wednesday.

The Arkansas State Red Wolves faced South Alabama and notched a win by a score of 95-78 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Red Wolves ended up with 21 and South Alabama recorded 16 fouls. They buried 7 of 12 tries from 3-point land. South Alabama finished shooting 82.6% at the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 23 tries. Moreover, South Alabama had 24 boards (2 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. South Alabama recorded 9 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. When discussing the defense, Arkansas State allowed 50.0% from the floor on 26 of 52 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists for the matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Red Wolves knocked down 15 of their 19 tries for a rate of 78.9%. Arkansas State ended the contest having earned a 52.3% field goal percentage (34 of 65) and buried 12 of 29 shots from 3-point land.

Derrian Ford is one player who was important for the contest. He accounted for 23 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played 39 minutes and also totaled 6 rebounds. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Arkansas State comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 15-14 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Arkansas State is pulling in 37.8 boards per contest and has racked up 434 dimes this season, which ranks 48th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Red Wolves are shooting 35.9% from downtown (288 of 803) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.1 points per outing (43rd in the nation) while hitting 44.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Red Wolves are forcing their opponents into 10.1 turnovers every game and they draw 17.1 fouls. They surrender 35.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 326th in college basketball in points per game allowed (78.1). The Red Wolves defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (796 of 1,754) and they relinquish 35.5 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 96th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 329 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers took a defeat with a final score of 75-59 against Old Dominion. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Coastal Carolina permitted Old Dominion to grab 40 in total (13 offensive). They went 29.4% from three-point range by going 10 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 21 from the free throw line (61.9%). The Chanticleers permitted Old Dominion to convert 26 of their 70 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.1% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Chanticleers walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.7%. In relation to three-point shots, Coastal Carolina converted 5 of 22 attempts (22.7%). They were able to bury 14 of them for a percentage of 73.7%. Old Dominion had 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Chanticleers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. The Chanticleers snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this contest.

Ginika Ojiako ended up being a major contributor for the Chanticleers in the game. He knocked down 6 out of 7 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and earned 13 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in the game.

Coastal Carolina has a mark of 8-19 this season. As an offensive unit, the Chanticleers are shooting 44.5% from the field, which has them ranked 193rd in college basketball. Coastal Carolina has tallied 2,003 points on the year (74.2 per game) and they collect 40.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per contest (190th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game. The Chanticleers are committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 65.2% from the free throw line.

The Coastal Carolina defense surrenders 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (277 of 830) and their opponents are knocking down 68.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 15.4 assists and 38.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 341st and 328th in those categories. The Chanticleers are ranked 335th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 78.7. They are forcing 9.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (73rd in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arkansas State

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